Valve and faucet.



P. W. MEYER.

VALVE AND FAUGET. APPLmATIoN FILED JUNE 5, 1909.

946,249, Patented Jan. 11,1910.'

UNTTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

FRED WILLIAM MEYER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

VALVE AND FAUCET.

vllo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED VILLIAM MEYER, of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves and Faucets; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improvement in valves and faucets for use on wash-stands and the like, where it is desired to have a practical automatically Closing valve adapted to close under water pressure; and the object of the invention is to provide a valve which can be readily opened against the water pressure; may be locked open when desired; and which will be quickly closed under water pressure when released; and will have plenty of passage-way for the flow of water when opened, and will be always accurately centered relative to the valveseat.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and explained and I have illustrated the invention as embodied in a faucet particularly adapted for use in washstands.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the faucet and valve showing the valve closed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the faucet, showing a side view of the valve in open position. F ig. 3 is a detail section on line 3 3, F ig. l, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the valve carrier detached and omitting` the slot 4g.

As shown the faucet comprises a bent head-portion 1, having a discharge opening l, and a threaded portion lb at its receiving end; into which is screwed a removable valve-seat section 2, which has a contracted openino 2a in its inner end surrounded by a valve-seat 2b. The outer end of this section 2 may be provided with an internally threaded flange 2C into which is screwed a tube 3 which forms the valve-chamber and is preferably threaded at its outer end, as at 3, for connection tothe pipes of the water supply system.

In the tube 3 is placed a valve which comprises a carrying cylinder 4, on the inner end of which are arms 4a to which is connected a head 4b, thatis in turn connected with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5, 1909.

3 and with the valve seat 2b.

Patented J an. 11, 1910.

Serial No. 500,287.

valve stem 5, which extends through the opening 2a in the valve-seat portion 2, and through a stuffing-box 6, on the outer wall of the faucet head portion, above the discharge opening and in axial alinement with the tube 3.

On the inner end of the head 4b, and surrounding the stem 5, is a valve packing 4, which is preferably of rubber and corresponds in exterior form to the seat 2b, so that when the carrying cylinder and valve are moved toward the stufling-box 6, the packing 4c will it closely against seat 2b and shut off the water.

rlhe valve carrying cylinder 4 is hollow, as shown, so that water can pass freely therethrough, and when it reaches the forward end thereof it passes out through openings 4d behind the head 4'J and over the arms 4at so that a very large stream can pass to and around the valve-packing 4C when the valve is opened. The cylinder 4 is also preferably externally grooved circumferentially as at 4e, and such circumferential grooves are intersected by longitudinal grooves 4f, so that water can circulate through these grooves around the tube and thus reduce the area of frictional contact between the carrier 4 and tube 3. The carrier 4 may also be slotted as at 4g, if desired, to facilitate the flow of water therethrough. The carrier 4 is of such external diameter however as to keep the valve packing 4c and rod 5 in exact axial alinement with the tube The stem 5 may be conveniently connected to the head 4b by having its inner end threaded as shown and tapped into a suitably threaded recess in the head 4b; and the stem may be shouldered as at 5b to prevent the packing 4 slipping forwardly on the rod.

rl`he stufiing-box 6 may be packed around the rod 5, to prevent leakage of water, by means of a lead washer 7, packing 7a, and a brass washer 7b; anda jam-nut 7G, contained within the box 6, the outer end of the box 6 being covered by a removable cap 6aN threaded onto the outer end of the box, as shown.

A spring 8 may be placed within cap 6a between the end of the box 6 and a disk 5c on rod 5. On the outer end of rod 5 may be placed a push-button 5d, which may be threaded thereto as shown.

The valve may be unseated, or opened, by pushing inwardly on the button 5d, and it would be closed, when the pressure was removed from the button, by the pressure of the outflowing water against the carrier l and valve; it will be observed that water coming through the carrier 4 strikes directly behind the head 4b, where the greatest pressure is applied, as the direction of the water is changed at this point; the ordinary water pressuie would be sutlicient to close the valve when the faucet is arranged in a horizontal position. The spring S could be omitted when the faucet is to be set horizontally, although it is useful if the faucet is used in a vertical or upwardly inclined position.

As it is desirable sometimes to hold the valve open, 1 provide the stem 5 with a pin 5e which engages a groove le in a lug` or enlargement within the faucet head at the inner end of the stuiiing-box 6. iVhen this valve is pushed inward this pin runs out. of the groove 1c and if the rod be partially rotated the pin will lock against; the inner end of the projection 1d as indicated in Fig. 3, and hold the valve open until the rod is turned so as to bring the pin 5e again into register with the slot le, and then, if the opening' pressure is released, the valve will be closed.

The parts are all readily accessible, and by unscrewing the valve seat from the tube 3, the faucet head and valve can be readily detached from the tube 3, and the valve can then be easily removed and repacked as desired.

Having described my invention what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent thereon is:

l. 1n a faucet the combination of a headportion having a discharge opening and an internally threaded receiving end, and a stutling-box in axial alinement with the receiving end, a valve-seat-portion screwed. into the receiving end of the head-portion, and a tubular-valve-chamber screwed into the seat-portion; with a cylindrical valvecarrier in the valve-chamber having passages for water in the rear of the head, a valve-rod extending through said stutlingbox and detachably connected with said head, and a valve packing on said rod around the head,

2. 1n a faucet the combination of a head portion having a threaded receiving end, a valve-seat-portion screwed into the receiving end of the head portion, a tube screwed into the valve-seat-portion, a valve-rod passing through the head-portion and the valve-seatportion into said tube, a cylindrical valvecarrier in said tube connected with said rod, said carrier having a head connected with the valve-rod and lateral openings in rear of said head for the passage of water, and

a valve-packing surrounding the rod and bearing against said head.

3. n a faucet, the combination of a headportion having a dischargeA opening, a threaded receiving end, and a stuffing-box in axial alinement with the receiving end; a valve-seat-portion screwed into the receivingI end of the head-portion, and a tubular'- valve-chamber screwed into the seat-portion; with a cylindrical valve-carrier grooved exteriorly and having a valve-head on its inner ends, and lateral passages for water in the rear of the head, a valve-rod extending through said stutling-box and detachably connected with said head, a valvepacking on said rod around the head, and a pin on said rod engaging a slot at the inner end of the stuffing-box,

et. In a valve, the combination of a head portion, a cylindric valve-chamber connected therewith having a valve-seat at its end next said head portion, a valve rod extending into said chamber, a hollow cylindric valvecarrier in said chamber having a reduced head on its end next the valve-seat and connected with the rod, and a valve on said reduced head adapted to close against said valve-seat, said cylinder having` openings in rear of the head for the passage of water when the valve is opened.

5. 1n a valve, the combination of a head portion and a cylindric valve-chamber having a conical seat next the head portion, a valve-rod extending through the head portion into said chamber, a valve-carrier in said chamber comprising a hollow cylinder having a reduced head on its end next the seat and connected with the rod, and lateral openings, and exterior channels in rear of the head for the passage of water when the valve is open, and a valve on the reduced head of the valve carrier adapted to close against the valve-seat.

G. 1n a faucet the combination of a headportion, a cylindric valve chamber, and an intermediate valve-seat-portion, a valve rod passing through the head-portion and the valve-seat-portion into said valve chamber, a cylindric valve. carrier in said chamber, and a valve on said carrier connected with said rod, a slotted stu'liing-box on the headportion, through which the valve-rod passes, and a pin on said rod engaging the slot in the stuffing-box, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED 'WLLAB/l ME YER.

Witnesses:

11731. A. SPM-tn, FRED. KNAUER. 

